Economics

An Anti-War Counter-Recruitment Forum

Excerpts from the documentary film "Ground Truth" (showing recreitment and boot camp experiences) will be screened at 6:00 pm. The actual forum speakers will begin at 6:30 pm. Features: Army veteran Aimee Allison and activist editor David Solnit, authors of Army of None: Strategies to Counter Military Recruitment, End War and Build a Better World; and Navy veteran Todd Dennis, Wisconsin coordinator of Iraq Veterans Against the War. The event is free and open to the public.

With enlistments down and no end in sight to the illegal U.S. occupation of Iraq and Afghanistan, the military has stepped up its recruitment efforts, especially among lower income youth and people of color. Recruiters often offer flase promises of opportunity while minimizing the risks to those who enlist. Concrete community-based efforts to counteract this are growing around the country. Speakers and Allison's book Army of None, is a recently released hands-on guide to stem the flow of young bodies as fuel for the war machine. This forum is for all hose looking for a meaningful way to get involved to oppose U.S. illegal wars, including parents, educators, teachers and especially students.

In addition to the Forum on Tuesday, Sept. 25th, there will be a free Direct Action Workshop with Aimee Allison & David Solnit on Wednesday, Sept. 26th, in the cafeteria of MATC downtown, 211 N. Carroll St. (the same building where the forum will take place on Tuesday).

These events, organized by MAPC and TAME, are also endorsed by the Iraq Veterans Against theWar-Madison, the Campus Anti-War Network, and the Veterans for Peace Clarence Kailin Branch - Madison

"Move Forward Not Out" Rally and March for Self Determination in Allied Drive Neighborhood

Recently, Mayor Cieslwwicz announced plans to buy nine apartment buildings on Allied Dr.and redevelop them. Madison ACORN, ALlied Dunn's Marsh Neighborhood Assoc. and a colation of social justice groups are organizing a rally to express the community's demands for low-income housing, jobs and safety as the neighborhood prepares for redevelopment. The Sept. 2 rally, occurring one week prior to the community design meeting, is intended to empower Allied Dr. residents and inspire the city to take creation of low-income housing there seriously. Residents of the area have asked for members of the Madison community to march with them in solidarity on Sept. 2nd and show their support for self-determination for the neighborhood.

- Matt Johnson, 256-3402 MJohnson7@wisc.edu.

Note: Madison Area Peace Coalition endorsed this event at its last general meeting.